Isolate
WordNet
verb
(1) Place or set apart
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
(2) Set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
(3) Obtain in pure form
"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
(4) Separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
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Etymology
, from , from , from (cognate with ).
Verb
- To set apart or cut off from others.
- To place in quarantine or isolation.
- To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
Related terms
- insular
- insulate
- insulator
- insulation
- isolatable
- isolated
- isolating
- isolation
- isolationism
- isolative
- isolator
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